Dataset Card for DAH (DAtaset Hassaniya)
DAH is a bilingual dataset created to support translation between Hassaniya dialect and English, with both Arabic script and Arabizi (Latin-transliterated) Hassaniya included.
Dataset Details
- Name: dah
- Languages: Hassaniya Arabic (in both Arabic and Latin forms), English
- Creators:
- Ahlam Abdelkader
- Emani Babe
- Oumoukelthoum Sidenna
- Adapted from: Tatoeba Project parallel sentences
- Reviewed by: Founders of the Hassan-IA community
Standardization
To ensure consistent batches and model outputs, a standard mapping was agreed upon for Hassaniya → Latin transliteration.
The Latin representation follows the conventions widely used in Arabizi:
| Arabic Letter | Latin Equivalent |
|---|---|
| ء | 2 |
| ع | 3 |
| ذ | 4 |
| خ | 5 |
| ط | 6 |
| ح | 7 |
| ظ | 8 |
| ق | 9 |
| غ | gh |
| ض | dh |
All sentences were normalized according to these rules and reviewed by at least one additional team member for consistency.
Note:
In some examples, both “ou” and “u” are used interchangeably to reflect the Arabic و sound.
This variation follows current informal writing conventions in online Hassaniya communication — particularly among younger speakers and social media users, where both spellings are common and accepted.
Dataset Structure
Each entry includes:
english: The English sentencehassaniya-ar: Hassaniya Arabic in Arabic scripthassaniya-en: Hassaniya in Latin (Arabizi) transliteration